Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1898 — The County Ticket. [ARTICLE]

The County Ticket.

For County Clerk, JOHN F. MAJOR, of Carpenter Township. For County Auditor, GEORGE O. STEMBEL, of Wheatfield Township. For County Treasurer, MARION O. ADAMS, of Marion Township. For County Sheriff, WILLIAM C. HUST< )N, of Milroy Township. For County Surveyor, DAVID E. HARRIOTT, of Union Township. For County Coroner, DR. P. F. POTHUSJE, of Carpenter Township. Commissioner Ist District, FRANK M. HERSHMAN. [ Commissioner 2nd District, LUCIUS STRONG.

Jasper county’s bonded indebtedness <m court house is $152,500 or $9.22 per inhabitant. Yet ■ Halleck points to “My record” as evidence he should be given one more term. -■ - - i II ri - • r It costs $5.64 per inhabitant to run the Jocal government in Jasper county. Benton county pays (but $1.98 per inhabitant and yet the present board wants to give Phetn just one more chance. | < Hon. Samuel L.Ralston will be candidate for the nomination for Secretary of State before the fourth Democratic state convention. He was the Democratic candidate two years ago and Siade a magnificent campaign against fearful odds. He should be given the nomination by acclamation. The Democrats of Montgomery jcounty in their county convention I held recently endorsed Joseph B. "Cheadle for congress. The Popkulists and Free Silver Republicans have already endorsed his kaadidacy which will unite all against Charley Landis. Judging from present indications Charley will be a’one termer.

Democratic Congressional temivention promises to be quite a large affair. Rates have been secured on the Monon, and a large jbrbwd is promised from Lafayette, El&tninoud, Monticello and other points. The candidates so far are 1L J. Bozarth, of Valparaiso, Hohbnes Kapelke, of Crown Point, judge tbach. of Hammond, with probably a candidate from Tippepmoe and one from Williamsport. flx-Lieut r ‘nant Governor Nye has eclined to be a candidate although Befriends are urging him to take Neither Halle.ck or Dowell is fepred to lower expenditures*©! Wu<c taxes. Halleck is running r record’’ and Powell ids ready to help him make e more of the <un kind. Record" can easily be gaged of the Keener townJgravel road problem, the for vitrefied sewer j ipe but pot least the new >u •> = rT.wp years ago the Singer facfe employes marched under the jSmMof the advance agent of and shouted- praises of

him who WM to open the mills and give everybody a chance to earn “honest 1 * dollars. Solidly these workmen voted against Bryan and his party of “repudiation.” Their votes were cast for the advance agent as against the apostle of a “fifty-cent dollar.” Immediatly after the election the price of the necessities of life began to go up and the wages of the Singer people to go down. Finally the wages were reduced so low that a livlihood was not possible. Several months ago several hundred joined in a petition asking a restoration of the wages of 1892, but nothing came of it. Then came another request for an increase, a refusal and the wage-earner will testify that he has profited by dearly purchased experience, He will deal with organized iniquity according to the deception practiced on him. Lafayette Journal.

Our friend A. Halleck’s boast that his action in compelling the contractors to take up the stone foundation wall for the stone coping around the court house yard will make him votes, is rather premature. The reason for the order was that the citizens made a determined kick against the work not being according to specifications and ’notified the commissioners that if their words were not heeded they would make an effective kick next November—one that Would count. The stone wall was constructed under the supervision of the Commissioners last fall and they were present every day from the time the work commenced until the last stone was laid, and even went so far as to direct the contractors not to remote the stone and brick that had been previously sunk along the line of the wall, stating as their reason that the foundation was better than any the contractors could make. Now, if the wall was defective when the citizens filed their protests last week, was it not defective at the time of its construction under the supervision of the Board, and was it not the duty of the Board to order it built properly and according to specifications at the time of its construction? Halleck now indignantly (?) asserts that the wall was only from 6 to 22 inches in depth while the specifications call for a depth of 32 inches. Now, if the wall lacks so much of coming up to the specifications why was the south wall allowed to remain? Why does the board try now to make “stfape graces” out of the contractors who did the work under their own supervision? The simple reason is that Halleck believes that his act will make him votes, as he has already stated confidentially to some of his f,riends(?). Now, if it was a Steal orVth'e part of the contractors, why was one-fourth of the wall, which of course, would represent one-fourth of the steal, allowed to remain?